Unsecured personal loans are loans that do not have collateral pledged against them. Collateral is another word for an asset and in secured lending it is common to pledge an asset like a property against borrowing.
When pledging an asset against borrowing it allows the lender to take a charge over the property in the case of non repayment of the loan.
Unsecured lending does not involve an asset as a pledge and as a result unsecured personal loans are a risk for the loan provider. If the borrower defaults on the loan there is 
no asset that a charge can be taken on to at least recoup some of the loan amount outstanding.
The result of this is that unsecured lending is usually for smaller loan amounts. It is rare for a guaranteed unsecured loan to be for more than $25,000. The length of an unsecured loan is also shorter in duration than a secured loan.
For a lender its high risk unsecured personal loans
It is unusual for an unsecured loan to be for a period of more than ten years and the interest rate attached to an unsecured loan will be higher than for a loan that has an asset pledged against it.
There are even different categories of borrowers in the unsecured loans market ranging from those with a perfect credit score to those who have a bad credit history and are considered high risk indeed.
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I have a bad credit score but urgently need loan to buy a new car. You mention high risk unsecured personal loans are a risk for the lender! I am more worried about the risk to me. As long as I can pay the loan back on time could I run into any other problems?